Study Island

Study Island is a web-based MEAP prep tool based on Michigan's Curriculum Framework, and includes Grade Level Content Expectations (GLECs) for Grades 6-8. Study Island's focus on the GLCE's enables students to improve their performance in all skill areas tested on the MEAP, which leads to improved MEAP test scores.

Additional Resources

MEL - Michigan eLibrary
Learnport (for teachers)

Teacher Projector Resources

• United Streaming
  

General Sites (all subjects, all grades)

• BBC Education Site
  Completely free lesson plans and activities. Many very suitable for data projector based teaching. Secondary selections is very good. World languages is also well supported in the secondary sector.
  Remember: in the UK:
  Key stage 1 = early elem (pK-2)
  Key stage 2 = upper elem (3-5)
  Key stage 3 = middle school
  Key stage 4 = high school
• Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
  Good collection of sites (some now link to Discover.com paid resources)
• Marilyn Western's Teacher Resources
• Excellent collection of materials classified for you as well!

Lesson Plan Focused

• Subject Area Interactive Lessons (elem, middle and high)
• Michigan Electronic Library - MORE! Teacher Resources
• Elementary PowerPoints
  

ELA Focused

• ELA site Read, Write, Think site (NCTE and IRA run site)
  Excellent resources for the teaching of language, K-12. Lots of lesson plans, and the Student Materials section has lots of data projector rich activities for whole class teaching.
• Online Graphical Dictionary
  An excellent resource for showing relationships between words and their relationships with associated concepts
• Online Book Readings by Famous Actors
  Wonderful elementary and middle school resource, complete with lesson plans and activities.
  

Social Studies Focused

• Best of History Site ... lot of materials
• Online Biographies ... covers most people in US history
• This Day in History ...
• Lesson Plans for Social Studies Teachers
• Social Studies Resources and Links
• Wacky Patent of the Month
  

Math Focused

• National Library of Virtual Manipulatives ... power data projector rich activities
• Excellent Source for Math projector rich activities
• Selected math rich websites updated regularly by SVSU's Math Science Center

Science Focused

• Building Big Forces Lab (has lots of other materials about structures)
• Lots of online activities from the well respected FOSS site...
  Lower Elementary
  Upper Elementary  
  Middle School 
• Selected science rich websites updated regularly by SVSU's Math Science Center
• A wide ranging science materials source from the Center for Science and Industry (COSI)
• Molecular Motion demonstration used in the PowerPoint slide show

PowerSchool is a tool for parents and students, grades 3-12, to verify their grades and attendance. Please contact the school office if you are not able to access the system.